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Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Hesitates, then sits down on the side of the bed - then, after a beat longer, lays down beside her]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[She closes the rest of the distance more or less mindful of her bandages, curling up and resting her forehead against his sternum. Whatever it is she says is muffled in his chest, but her fingers curl in the fabric of his shirt]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He loops his arm around her, gentle, and curls her in closer - presses a soft kiss to her hair]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[Another muffled sound, this one more obviously relief. A beat later there's faint scrabbling at his neckline, unbuttoning his shirt so she can nose against the cool of his skin; press her lips to where his heart should be]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He takes a shaky breath in - rubs along her back, careful]

Hey... it's cool. I got you. I'm here.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[Presses in closer, face warm and a little damp--wraps her arm around his back to tug him closer, too]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Goes where he's urged, settling in against her - presses another soft kiss to her hair, because she's here, and she's mostly in one piece, and he can]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[From how she holds on, those are plenty fine reasons. She speaks, lifting off enough to be understood this time, though her voice is small]

...Thank you.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

...hey. Anytime.

[His hand hasn't stopped moving, slow and steady]

After all that, you deserve to take it easy for a while.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

Dunno about that. But--but thank you, for being here, with me.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

Ain't nowhere I'd rather be.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[She squeezes more tightly, flattening herself against him as if seeking as much contact as possible]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He curls her in closer still, hand gentle on her back]

I got you. Okay?

...I got you.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[She shakes her head, not pulling away any]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Another kiss to the top her head, just as gentle]

[There's a long, long moment of silence before he says:]

...sorry. That I couldn't figure it out.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

Wasn't your fault.

[A pause]

...Sorry for making you feel like it was.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

You didn't make me feel like nothing.

I... wanted to. I wanted to get you guys out without you getting hurt.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

The game was rigged from the beginning. Somebody was gonna have to get hurt. ...Glad it wasn't you, for once.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

Kinda wish it hadn't been you, either.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

Yeah, well. Can't say I disagree.

[She brushes her nose and lips over his neck, as soft and tentative as her voice]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He presses one to her hair in turn, just as soft]

Maybe they'll give us a break for a while. This one was pretty intense.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[She shivers and curls in closer]

Y-yeah...maybe.

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

Fingers crossed, right?

[The hand over her back hasn't stopped moving, slow and steady]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[unbr8kable]

[She makes a non-committal noise and just curls against him, selfishly enjoying the cool circles of his hand over her back]

Re: Day 365 - post murder mysterium

[crossmyheartandhope]

[They go on for a long, long time, smooth and steady, endless moments]

[Then, finally, soft:]

...I better get you something to eat before you sack out.